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AI Extensions

AI Extensions are how you let Raycast AI take action across your installed extensions. Once an extension exposes its commands as tools, you can mention it from AI Chat, Quick AI, or Root Search and the AI figures out which tool to call, with what arguments, and runs it for you.

Discover AI Extensions

Built-in AI Extensions

Raycast includes several built-in AI Extensions that can be used to interact with Raycast itself or other apps on your Mac:

  • Browser: @browser reads and reasons about the page open in your browser.
  • Calendar: @calendar asks about your schedule, free slots, or upcoming events.
  • Clipboard: @clipboard pulls the AI into your clipboard history.
  • Finder: @finder searches files and folders on your Mac.
  • Focus: @focus controls Focus sessions and asks what you're scheduled for.
  • Location: @location knows where you are when you ask "what's nearby?".
  • Selected Text: @selected-text pulls in whatever you've highlighted in another app.
  • Terminal: @terminal runs and reasons about shell commands.
  • Weather: @weather answers without a separate trip to a weather app.

Install AI Extensions

More AI Extensions are available on the Raycast Store. Open the Store from Root Search and filter by the AI Extensions category in the Navigation Bar ( P) to see only the extensions that ship with tools attached. These cover everything from project trackers and music players to image editors and home automation.

Using AI Extensions

Type @ in AI Chat, Quick AI, or Root Search and a list of every installed AI Extension appears. Pick one and chat in natural language. The AI chooses the right tool and shows you the call as it happens. Example prompts:

  • @linear what's assigned to me this sprint?
  • @calendar block out 2 hours tomorrow morning for deep work
  • @github pull requests waiting on my review
  • @spotify play something mellow but not sad

You can also chain them in a single prompt: @calendar @things any free slots tomorrow that I could use to clear overdue tasks? and the AI will read both before answering your request.

Permissions

By default, Raycast asks for approval before running any tool from an AI Extension. You can change the default option in Raycast Settings → AI → Permissions, or override it for a single chat from the AI Chat's Chat Settings menu.

Manage AI Extensions

Each installed extension has its own section in Raycast Settings. Select one and you'll see the list of individual commands and the Ask tool it exposes. The Ask tool includes a free-text Custom Instructions field. Use it to steer the extension's behavior, for example "default my Linear queries to the Platform team" or "never schedule meetings before 10am." The AI reads these instructions whenever it considers using that extension's tools.

To remove an AI Extension entirely, uninstall the underlying extension from the Store; its tools disappear from @-mentions immediately.